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Yet,theyholdamisunderstandingofhowanimalstreatoneanother.Manyadmitthattheirown“animalbehavior”iswhatgotthemintotroubleinthefirstplace.Iteachthatthoughthereiscompetitionandaggressionintheanimalkingdom,thereisalsoalotofcooperation(合作)andsympathy.
Manyofthestudentswanttobuildhealthyrelationships,andtheyfindthattheclasshelpsthem.Iuseexamplesofthesocialbehaviorofgroup-livinganimalssuchaswolvesasamodelfordevelopingandmaintaining(维持)friendshipsamongpeoplewhomustworktogetherfortheirowngoodandalsoforthegoodofthegroup.
It’sclearthatscienceinspiresthestudentshereanditalsogivesthemhope.Iknowsomestudentshavegonebackintoeducationaftertheirbeingsetfreewhileothershavegonetoworkforhumane(人道)societiesorcontributedtimeandmoneytoconservationorganizations.Onewentontoreceiveamaster’sdegreeinnaturewriting.
Scienceandhumaneeducationhelptheprisonersconnectwithvaluesthattheyotherwisewouldnothavedone.Itopensthedoortounderstanding,trust,cooperationandhope.There’salargepopulationofpeopletowhomsciencecouldmeanalot,ifonlytheycouldhaveaccesstoit.Theclasshelpsme,too.Igetasmuchoutofitasthestudentsandithasmademeabetterteacher.
21.Theauthor’scourseiswelcomedbytheprisonersbecause________.
A.theyconsideranimalstheirbestfriends
B.theyarecuriousaboutanimalkingdom
C.theyfeeliteasiertogetalongwithanimals
D.theyaremorefamiliarwithanimalbehavior
22.Theauthorusedwolvesasanexampleto________.
A.providetheprisonerswithmoreknowledge
B.explainthecruelsideofgroup-livinganimals
C.helptheprisonersrealizetheimportanceofteamwork
D.informtheprisonersthatanimalsgetpeopleintotrouble
23.Wecaninferfromthetextthatsomeprisoners________.
A.haveturnedoveranewleaf
B.arerequiredtoattendthecourse
C.arewillingtolearnworkingskills
D.preferhumaneeducationtoscience
B
Raisedinafatherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!
”
Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.
Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.
Arowofhedge(树篱)edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge,movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeI’dcomehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.
Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!
Myson,it’syou!
”he’dsay,hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.
Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Acceptedhappily.B.Explainedclearly.
C.Agreedwillingly.D.Spokeunhappily.
25.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas________.
A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs
B.thefearofseeingsomethingmoving
C.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued
D.thelonelinessofridingthebushome
26.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause________.
A.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety
B.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage
C.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway
D.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyFather’sSecret.B.MyCollegeLife.
C.TerribleJourneyHome.D.RidingBusAlone.
C
Melbourne,Australia
Melbourneisahot-spottraveldestination,andit’seasytoseewhywithitsbeautifulbeachesandbusycitylife.
Whyit’sagreatchoice:
Australiaasawholeisconsideredasafedestinationforinternationaltravel,andbecauseofthat,manysolotravelersgothere.AsanEnglish-speakingcountry,youwon’tbefacedwithanylanguagebarriers.Melbourneiseasytogetaroundbecauseyoucanwalkorbikepracticallyanywhere!
Thailand
Thailandisgreatforsolotravelers—perhapsbecauseitisoneoftheBuddhistmindsets,whichpromoteequalityamongthesexes.
Thailandisknownforitsfriendlyatmosphere,andasatravelhot-spot,thereareplentyofchancestomeetotherlike-mindedtravelers.Wellknownforbeingverycheap,especiallyinthenorth.Agoodchoiceifyouwanttogetawayonabudget.Thailandhasalottooffer,fromtheparty-centralBangkoktobeautifulbeachesandtropical(热带)jungle.
HongKong,China
HongKongisagreatplacetorelaxforsolotravelersasitisfullof“Zenmoments,”suchasbeautifulgardensandTaiChiclasses.
HongKongisregardedasoneofthesafestcitiesintheworld.Ifyou’renotwell-traveled,orperhapsabittiredofthingslikelanguagebarriers,HongKongisagreatplacetostart,asitmixesbothEasternandWesternatthesametime.
Bali,Indonesia
Baliisaspiritualplacewithyoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.ThecombinationoffriendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculturehasmadeBaliIndonesianumberonetouristattraction.
Whyit’ssogreat:
Youwon’tbetheonlysolotravelerinBali.Everyoneisknownforbeingextremelyfriendlyandyou’resuretomeetsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.AsaHinduisland,Baliistheperfectplaceforarelaxingandspiritualretreat(静修).TheSacredMonkeyForestinUbudisfantastic—ifyoulikemonkeys,anyway.
28.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommonaccordingtothetext?
A.They’recheaptotravelaround.
B.They’regreatforsolotravelers.
C.Theyoffergoodspasandyoga.
D.There’renolanguagebarriers.
29.Wherecanyouenjoybothconvenient
transport
and
beautiful
beaches?
A.Melbourne,Australia.B.Thailand.
C.HongKong,China.D.Bali,Indonesia.
30.WhathasmadeBaliIndonesiaNo.1touristattraction?
A.Yoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.
B.Friendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculture.
C.Meetingsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.
D.FantasticmonkeysintheSacredMonkeyForest.
31.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Atraveljournal.B.Abusinessreport.
C.Atravelguide.D.Apressadvertisement.
D
Windows8,apartfromWindows95,isthebiggestsurpriseandtheonlyversionofMicrosoft’soperatingsystemthathasbeenchangedfromthecore(核心)whencomparedtoitsformerone.However,arecentstudyhasshownthatunder20%ofbusinessownerswouldbewillingtoupgradetothenewversionofWindows.Thereasonforthisremainstobediscussedanddebated,andwewilltrytothrowlightonthisresearchbyprovidingyouwithsomeofthemostcommonadvantagesanddisadvantagesofWindows8.
Generallyspeaking,thereareagreatnumberofplussidesrelatedtoupgradingfromWindows7toWindows8.
Speed—Thisisthebiggestadvantagetomention.BoottimehasbeenreportedtobeuptoninetimesshorterthanthatwithWindows7.
Newpasswords—Insteadoftypingyourpasswords,Windows8willletyouusegesturesonyourfavoritephotostoenteryourpassword.Thisisnotonlypracticalbutalsoextremelycool!
Windows8experience—Apartfromcomputers,Windows8willbeusedonalldevices,includingsmartphones,tabletPC’sandsoon.Also,owingtothefactthatithasbeenspecificallydesignedwithtouchscreenusersinmind,Windows8,besidesusingkeyboardandmouse,willofferawholenewuserexperience.
However,therearestillsomedisadvantages.
ThefirstonethathastobementionedisthatthereisnoStartMenufromWindows.Yes,thereisnoStartbuttoninthelowerleftcorner,andthismightbearealpuzzleofmanyWindowsusers.Also,manyusershavehadaproblemtogetusedtothenewinterface(界面)introducedbyWindows8.ThebiggestproblemthatisworthnoticingisthatWindows8wasoriginallydesignedfortouchscreenusers,andthismayhaveabadeffectondesktopuserswhohavegottenusedtodoingeverythingwiththehelpoftheirkeyboardandmouse.
32.Whatdoes“plussides”inParagraph2probablyreferto?
A.Mathsymbols.B.Strengths.
C.Newrules.D.Messages.
33.Accordingtothetextthegreate